diff --git a/lib/utils/update-notifier.js b/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
index ed5806ced2a7d..23d5cd5f6bb48 100644
--- a/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
+++ b/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ const updateNotifier = async (npm, spec = 'latest') => {
     `${oldc} -> ${latestc}\n` +
     `Changelog: ${changelogc}\n` +
     `Run ${cmdc} to update!\n`
-  const messagec = !useColor ? message : chalk.bgBlack.white(message)
 
-  return messagec
+  return message
 }
 
 // only update the notification timeout if we actually finished checking
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js.test.cjs
index 91228650d47de..157390997d793 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js.test.cjs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
  */
 'use strict'
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations major to current > color 1`] = `
-
-New major version of npm available! 122.420.69 -> 123.420.69
-Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.420.69
-Run npm install -g npm@123.420.69 to update!
-
+
+New major version of npm available! 122.420.69 -> 123.420.69
+Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.420.69
+Run npm install -g npm@123.420.69 to update!
+
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations major to current > no color 1`] = `
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ Run \`npm install -g npm@123.420.69\` to update!
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations minor to current > color 1`] = `
-
-New minor version of npm available! 123.419.69 -> 123.420.69
-Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.420.69
-Run npm install -g npm@123.420.69 to update!
-
+
+New minor version of npm available! 123.419.69 -> 123.420.69
+Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.420.69
+Run npm install -g npm@123.420.69 to update!
+
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations minor to current > no color 1`] = `
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ Run \`npm install -g npm@123.420.69\` to update!
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations minor to next version > color 1`] = `
-
-New minor version of npm available! 123.420.70 -> 123.421.70
-Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.421.70
-Run npm install -g npm@123.421.70 to update!
-
+
+New minor version of npm available! 123.420.70 -> 123.421.70
+Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.421.70
+Run npm install -g npm@123.421.70 to update!
+
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations minor to next version > no color 1`] = `
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ Run \`npm install -g npm@123.421.70\` to update!
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations new beta available > color 1`] = `
-
-New prerelease version of npm available! 124.0.0-beta.0 -> 124.0.0-beta.99999
-Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v124.0.0-beta.99999
-Run npm install -g npm@124.0.0-beta.99999 to update!
-
+
+New prerelease version of npm available! 124.0.0-beta.0 -> 124.0.0-beta.99999
+Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v124.0.0-beta.99999
+Run npm install -g npm@124.0.0-beta.99999 to update!
+
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations new beta available > no color 1`] = `
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ Run \`npm install -g npm@124.0.0-beta.99999\` to update!
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations patch to current > color 1`] = `
-
-New patch version of npm available! 123.420.68 -> 123.420.69
-Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.420.69
-Run npm install -g npm@123.420.69 to update!
-
+
+New patch version of npm available! 123.420.68 -> 123.420.69
+Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.420.69
+Run npm install -g npm@123.420.69 to update!
+
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations patch to current > no color 1`] = `
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ Run \`npm install -g npm@123.420.69\` to update!
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations patch to next version > color 1`] = `
-
-New patch version of npm available! 123.421.69 -> 123.421.70
-Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.421.70
-Run npm install -g npm@123.421.70 to update!
-
+
+New patch version of npm available! 123.421.69 -> 123.421.70
+Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v123.421.70
+Run npm install -g npm@123.421.70 to update!
+
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/update-notifier.js TAP notification situations patch to next version > no color 1`] = `